Farm & Ranch

This is one of the most dangerous times of the year for farmers, says University of Missouri Extension safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. Grain Bin Safety Week is Feb. 19-25. Farmers usually check and empty grain bins during late winter and early spring. This routine job is the source of many on-farm accidents and deaths, Funkenbusch

Adding poultry litter or nitrogen to toxic fescue pastures grows more grass, but also boosts toxins in the grass. A three-year study at the University of Missouri shows liming helps grass but doesn’t increase ergovaline. That toxin harms grazing cattle many ways, mostly in lost production. In recent frigid cold, farmers reported cases of fescue

Ten years ago, not many farmers were talking about cover crops. That is not the case now, says Greg Luce, University of Missouri Extension corn specialist and research director for the Missouri Soybean Association and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. He invites farmers to take part in MU’s Missouri Strip Trial Program, which focuses on

If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1917, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines. The same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years. The line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may

With proper management, grassland pastures that provide high quality forage for livestock can also furnish good habitat for wildlife. Cattle producers can learn more about how the use of native warm season grasses can benefit livestock and native wildlife on March 4 at a grazing workshop at the Greenfield Masonic Lodge, located on the square

Cedar County MU Extension Center and Council will put on the stocker or backgrounder cattle operation production workshop beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 in  the Cedar County Library, 717 East Street, Stockton,. The presenters will be Cedar County MU Extension Regional Livestock Specialist Patrick Davis and Dallas County MU Extension Regional Livestock Specialist Andy

AgIdea, a contract research and development (R&D) company based in Pergamino, Argentina, is expanding in Missouri after selecting the state as the home of its North American headquarters. “Missouri is a global leader in agtech, and AgIdea has recognized this by choosing Missouri as their North American headquarters,” Gov. Eric Greitens said. “AgIdea’s decision to

By Rebecca French Smith Missouri Farm Bureau (MFB) members have a long history of being involved. It’s at the very core of why this organization began, but that involvement is only as good as the next generation. By those measures, MFB is on solid ground. In Missouri, MFB members from every county belong to the

The Vernon County MU Extension Center and Council will host a Beef Cattle Nutrition and Ration Balancing Workshop at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Vernon County Fairgrounds Diner at 1488 East Ashland St, Nevada. The speakers will be Patrick Davis, Cedar County MU Extension Regional Livestock Specialist, and Andy McCorkill, Dallas County MU Extension

Renters and property owners are negotiating new farmland leases in response to lower farm commodity prices, says University of Missouri Extension agriculture business specialist Joe Koenen. Communication helps landlords and tenants find a middle ground for new leases, Koenen says. Landlords in tune with lower farm prices recognize that tenants will request rent adjustments. “I